Olivia R. Hester is from Bowling Green, Kentucky. She attended the University of Kentucky and graduated with honors in December of 2018 with a major in Political Science and minor(s) in Sociology, Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Studies. Olivia then attended the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law, where she graduated with honors in December of 2021. During her time in law school, Olivia worked for the Kentucky Innocence Project, assisting indigent individuals in post-conviction work. Olivia was a teaching fellow for the Marshall Brennan Constitutional Literacy Program, where she taught a high school senior class a course on Constitutional Law, and received a Brandeis Annual Award for her time teaching. Olivia was a member and published author of the Journal of Animal and Environmental Law. Olivia was a member of the American Civil Liberties Union, Appalachian Law Caucus, and participated in the Human Rights Advocacy Program. Olivia was a CALI Award recipient in Business Organizations. While her focus is mainly on criminal cases, Olivia has experience within the firm working on civil litigation and family law matters as well.

Olivia enjoys being involved in our community. She currently coaches the Western Kentucky University Mock Trial Team, is a member of the Young Lawyers Division executive committee, and is an advisor to her former sorority at the University of Kentucky, Delta Zeta.

Bar Admissions

United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, 2022
Kentucky, 2022

Associations

Young Lawyers Division
Bowling Green-Warren Co. Bar Association
Kentucky Bar Association
American Bar Association